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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Donald Trump's assertion that the federal government's response to Hurricane Maria was "an incredible, unsung success" fell flat in Puerto Rico, where ...
Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths.
Prior to reaching Puerto Rico, Maria reached the status of a Category 5 hurricane, before being downgraded to a high-end Category 4 hurricane by the time it made landfall on the island on September 20, bringing a large storm surge, very heavy rains, and wind gusts well above 100 mph (160 km/h). It flattened neighborhoods, crippled the island's ...
In a series of morning tweets, as Florence bore down on the Southeast U.S. coast, Trump bristled over criticism of the response to Hurricane Maria. Trump says response to Puerto Rico storm ...
The trip gives Trump the chance to show solidarity with survivors and demonstrate how his government intends to help them recover from Maria's devastation. Trump to Puerto Rico: 'You've thrown our ...
Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico as a high-end Category 4 hurricane on September 20, 2017, resulting in the island's most severe natural disaster in modern history. [1] The entire island suffered devastating effects with the entire population losing access to electricity, the majority losing access to clean water, tens of thousands of homes ...
Maria, the most powerful hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in nearly a century, devastated the Caribbean island. Trump says Puerto Rico in trouble after hurricane, debt 'must be dealt with' Skip to ...
President Trump on Tuesday continued to attack Puerto Rico over the U.S. territory’s struggle to recover from Hurricane Maria in 2017.